BC Parks · British Columbia
Skagit Valley Park - Whitworth Horse Camp
BC Parks · British Columbia, Canada · in Skagit Valley Provincial Park
- Sites
- 11
- Season
- May 1 to October 15
- Cost
- $18 CAD per party per night; non-B.C. residents +$20 CAD per stay
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Activities
- Canoeing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback riding, Hunting, Interpretive programs, Kayaking, Swimming
About
This park offers vehicle-accessible campsites. Reservations are accepted at Ross Lake, and first come, first served campsites are also available.
Cash is the only form of payment accepted onsite.
There are three frontcountry campgrounds in this park: Silvertip Campground at 42 km (43 sites), Ross Lake Campground at 60 km (88 sites) and Whitworth Horse Campground at 54 km that has 11 pull-through sites with corrals/hitching posts. If there are no staff to direct you to a campsite, choose an unreserved site with no camping receipt posted on the campsite number post; staff will come around to collect fees.
There are no sites in this park with electrical, water or sewer hookups.
There is parking available for two vehicles at each site.
There is no extra parking available.
There is no cell phone service after the first few kilometers on the Silver Skagit Road.
The closest store and pay phone are in Hope, approximately 60 km away.
There are no winter camping opportunities offered in this park. The gates to each campground are closed and locked during the winter months (October to May). The Silver Skagit Road is not plowed during the winter and develops significant potholes during this time.
Operated by Greenshades Enterprise.
The opening date may change depending on snow pack and other weather conditions.
The gate is closed during the off-season.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | -6° | 49° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 38° | 29° | 4° | 57° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 45° | 32° | 10° | 67° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 48° | 37° | 25° | 69° | 8 of 11 |
| May | 56° | 44° | 37° | 81° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 62° | 48° | 40° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 77° | 57° | 48° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 79° | 58° | 50° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 69° | 53° | 42° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 53° | 42° | 27° | 78° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 44° | 32° | 16° | 62° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 38° | 28° | -1° | 49° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Skagit Valley Park - Ross Lake Campground · BC Parks · 3 mi · 88 sites
- Hozomeen Campground · National Park Service · 4 mi · 75 sites
- Skagit Valley Park - Skagit Valley backcountry · BC Parks · 7 mi · 4 sites
- Skagit Valley Park - Silvertip Campground · BC Parks · 7 mi · 43 sites
- E.C. Manning Park - Lightning Lake Campground · BC Parks · 11 mi · 143 sites
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